Lodi Extreme advances to World Series

The Lodi Extreme 12-under softball teamcaptured the Pacific Southwest Regional tournament July 19-20 in Lodi and will be playing in the Babe Ruth World Series, set for Aug. 6-14 inAlachua, Fla.

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The Lodi Extreme 12-under softball teamcaptured the Pacific Southwest Regional tournament July 19-20 in Lodi and will be playing in the Babe Ruth World Series, set for Aug. 6-14 inAlachua, Fla.

On the first day of the double-eliminationtournament on July 19, the Extreme was 1-1 after a victory over Antioch and a loss to an Arizona team.

The Extreme came back on July 20 to beat Ripon 12-11 in extra innings in the losers bracket and faced Arizona once again. Lodi had to win twice to advance to the World Series.

This time, Lodi opened with a 9-3 victory. The deciding game was a 12-11 win for Lodi, with the final two runs scored with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning.

"It took a total team effort, and I'm very proud of each and every one of these girls," Lodi Extreme manager Bill Machen said.

At Lodi, Michael Martin won the final race at the Night Before the Mile event at Lodi Cycle Bowl on Friday night for the second consecutive year. Martin edged out Chad Cose to get the victory. Manteca's Hunter Brooks won the 85cc race by edging out Lodi's Christian Spurgeon, while Helder Alvernaz of Hollister won the Vet Open and Jared Mees claimed the Dash for Cash.

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